Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 45,473 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
45,473 number
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
76th
of 139 countries
All-time high
73,760 number
in 2010
All-time low
33,041 number
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia, 2008–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2008201320192008: 69.1k number2009: 69.3k number2010: 73.8k number2011: 46.2k number2012: 47.0k number2013: 45.3k number2014: 44.1k number2015: 33.0k number2016: 36.5k number2017: 38.1k number2018: 41.8k number2019: 45.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 45,473 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia peaked at 73,760 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33,041 number, in 2015.

That places Serbia 76th out of 139 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Serbia, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 69,084 number
2009 69,311 number +0.3%
2010 73,760 number +6.4%
2011 46,226 number -37.3%
2012 46,973 number +1.6%
2013 45,259 number -3.6%
2014 44,098 number -2.6%
2015 33,041 number -25.1%
2016 36,549 number +10.6%
2017 38,138 number +4.3%
2018 41,775 number +9.5%
2019 45,473 number +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69,198 number 69,084 number 69,311 number 2
2010s 45,129 number 33,041 number 73,760 number 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 73 Mongolia 51,944 number
  2. 74 Botswana 51,638 number
  3. 75 Slovakia 46,056 number compare
  4. 77 Armenia 44,799 number compare
  5. 78 Eswatini 42,391 number compare
  6. 79 Timor-Leste 41,180 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia was 45,473 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 73,760 number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 33,041 number in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Serbia ranks 76th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/